04-05 Mavs Injuries
5/27 Dirk Nowitzki underwent successful dental surgery.
5/20 Keith Van Horn did not play in Game 6 vs Phoenix, Game 5 at
Phoenix, Game 4 vs Phoenix, Game 3 vs Phoenix, Game 2 at Phoenix,
Game 1 at Phoenix, Game 7 vs Houston, Game 6 at Houston, Game 5
vs Houston, or Game 4 at Houston due to a sprained left ankle.
5/2 The MRI showed that Keith Van Horn has a 2nd degree lateral
sprained ankle and he is expected to be out 2 weeks.
4/28 Keith Van Horn suffered a serious sprained left ankle during the
2nd quarter of Game 3 vs Houston and did not return.
4/19 Jason Terry did not play in the Seattle game due to a sprained
right ankle.
4/14 Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the Portland game due to a sore
left shoulder.
4/9 Erick Dampier received 3 stitches to close a cut on his chin
during the 1st quarter of the Utah game. He returned to action
later in the game.
3/13 Don Nelson did not coach the Minnesota, Milwaukee, or Lakers
games due to attending to his wife, who is recovering from surgery.
3/11 Josh Howard only played the first few minutes of the Milwaukee
game due to a sprained left ankle.
3/10 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Lakers game due to a
strained right groin.
3/7 Dirk Nowitzki (sprained left knee), Michael Finley (bruised left
calf), and Jerry Stackhouse (strained right groin) did not play
in the Toronto game.
3/6 Dirk Nowitzki (sprained left knee) and Michael Finley (bruised
left calf) did not play in the Houston game.
3/4 Michael Finley did not play in the LA Lakers game due to a left
calf contusion.
2/28 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the New Orleans, Phoenix,
Sacramento, or Utah games due to a strained right groin.
2/22 Erick Dampier has a stress fracture in his right foot and is
expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks.
2/17 Jerry Stackhouse (strained right groin), Marquis Daniels
(appendectomy), and Erick Dampier (strained tendon right foot)
did not play in the Phoenix, Seattle, or Golden State games.
2/15 Jerry Stackhouse (strained right groin) and Marquis Daniels
(appendectomy) did not play in the Seattle or Golden State games.
2/11 Marquis Daniels did not play in the Sacramento game due to an
appendectomy.
2/8 Marquis Daniels (appendectomy) and Jerry Stackhouse (strained
right groin) did not play in the Chicago games.
2/6 Marquis Daniels did not play in the Indiana or Toronto games due
to an appendectomy.
2/4 Marquis Daniels underwent an appendectomy on Friday. He was
hospitalized for 6 hours in Indiana with abdominal pain on
Thursday and flew back to Dallas on Friday.
1/29 Josh Howard did not play in the Clippers, Portland, or
Philadelphia games due to back spasms.
1/23 Josh Howard left the Denver game during the 1st quarter due to
back spasms.
1/20 Don Nelson underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder
to repair his torn rotator cuff. He was released from the
hospital and is resting at home.
1/15 Josh Howard did not play in the New Jersey game due to an
upper respiratory infection.
1/14 Josh Howard (upper respiratory infection) and Erick Dampier
(right knee contusion) did not play in the San Antonio game.
1/12 Josh Howard (upper respiratory infection) and Marquis Daniels
(sore left ankle) did not play in the Houston game.
1/8 Josh Howard played limited minutes in the Indiana game due to
the flu.
1/8 Marquis Daniels did not play in the Boston, Milwaukee, LA Lakers,
or Indiana games due to a sore left ankle.
1/3 Dallas development coach Kelvin Upshaw suffered a torn right ACL
during a team scrimmage.
12/26 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Atlanta, New York, Atlanta,
or Denver games due to a sore right hand.
12/13 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Chicago game due to a sore
right hand.
12/7 Marquis Daniels did not play in the Minnesota game due to a
sprained left ankle.
11/22 Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the Minnesota game due to his
sprained left ankle.
11/21 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained left ankle during the 2nd quarter
of the Denver game and did not return.
11/19 Jason Terry (sprained right ankle), Erick Dampier (strained
left hip flexor), and Dan Dickau (food poisoning) did not play
in the New York game.
11/16 Jason Terry left the Phoenix game during the 2nd quarter with a
sprained left ankle and did not return.
11/16 Erick Dampier left the Phoenix game during the 1st quarter with
a strained left hip flexor and did not return.
11/9 Michael Finley suffered a 2nd degree sprained right ankle during
the 3rd quarter of the Orlando game and had to leave the game.
11/9 Josh Howard suffered a sprained ankle during the 1st quarter of
the Orlando game, but was able to continue playing.
10/28 Jason Terry (wisdom teeth pulled), Michael Finley (sore
hamstring), Derek Hood (pulled groin), Jerry Stackhouse (thigh
contusion), and Marquis Daniels (sprained ankle) did not play
in the Sacramento game.
10/26 Derek Hood suffered a pulled groin less than a minute into the
San Antonio game.
10/26 Jason Terry (wisdom teeth pulled), Michael Finley (sore
hamstring), Jerry Stackhouse (thigh contusion), and Marquis
Daniels (sprained ankle) did not play in the San Antonio game.
Don Nelson (flu) and Del Harris (flu) also did not coach in the
game.
10/24 Devin Harris (stomach flu), Dan Dickau (sprained ankle),
Marquis Daniels (sprained ankle), Michael Finley (sore
hamstring), and Jerry Stackhouse (thigh contusion) did not play
in the New York game.
10/23 Dirk Nowitzki (stomach flu), Michael Finley (sore hamstring),
Jerry Stackhouse (thigh contusion), Marquis Daniels (sprained
ankle), and Dan Dickau (sprained ankle) did not play in the
Milwaukee game.
10/21 Dirk Nowitzki (death in family), Dan Dickau (sprained ankle),
Marquis Daniels (sprained ankle), and Jerry Stackhouse (thigh
contusion) did not play in the New York game.
10/19 Dirk Nowitzki (death in family), Shawn Bradley (mild
concusion), Marquis Daniels (sprained ankle), and Jerry
Stackhouse (thigh contusion) did not play in the Milwaukee
game.
10/17 Dirk Nowitzki left the Orlando game at the end of the 3rd
quarter with a mild left ankle sprain.
10/17 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the 2nd half of the Orlando
game due to a tight right thigh.
10/17 Marquis Daniels (sprained ankle) and Erick Dampier (tight
hamstring and Nelson resting one of his starters) did not play
in the Orlando game.
10/13 Marquis Daniels (sprained ankle) did not play in the New
Orleans game.
7/9 The Mavs revealed that Pavel Podkolzin suffered a slight
cartilage tear in his right knee and will likely undergo minor
surgery to repair the tear.